: Most Omicron cases in Vietnam show no symptoms. – Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Most
related to the of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam show no symptoms,
according to Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City’s centre
for disease control (HCDC) Nguyen Hong Tam.
Vietnam has so far recorded
163 Omicron cases nationwide, mostly in Ho Chi Minh
City with 72 cases.
Tam said that only 7 out of the 88 cases treated
in HCM City have such as fever, chills, and sore throat.
All patients have been in stable health, with
the average time from testing positive to negative being only about 6-7 days. The
health of the most serious case of Omicron – an 82-year-old woman who entered
the country on January 10 with many background diseases such as final-stage
blood cancer and diabetes – has also stabilised.
Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, deputy director of the municipal Department of Health, advised people to strictly implement the Ministry of Health’s 5K message,
especially regularly wearing masks in public places or at work./.
Source: VietnamPlus
